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Most engines do, but it doesn't do any good..
In Response To: The Yanmar does have a little-mentioned bleed screw on the HP pump. 
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() unless you crank the engine while you open it. Once you have air i the injection pump cylinder(s) the only way to get it out is to run the pump with no air in the inlet to the pump.
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- No joy. Engine not starting.
- try some wd-40 in the intake
- Are you sure the
- Open the throttle wide open and crank her hard
- My Universal M4-30 was acting like your Yanmar
- Starting fluid worked for me on my 4-108
- If you heard fuel returning to the tank using the squeeze bulb it's getting through the filters
- Yammy
- Try this stuff
- As a self proclaimed king of starting diesels now...
- My 2 cents. It's simple. Keep bleeding until the engine starts, Gene.
- try some wd-40 in the intake